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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 165 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

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  1. 1.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  2. 2.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  11. 11.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  33. 33.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  34. 34.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk

Answer key

  1. it will not break
  2. True
  3. can be undone
  4. True
  5. False
  6. needed
  7. still runny cream
  8. turmeric powder
  9. a mirror
  10. a jar with a tight lid
  11. False
  12. melting ice
  13. melting butter
  14. we keep it the same
  15. folding paper
  16. lumps of butter
  17. we change it
  18. cold water to rinse
  19. cannot be undone
  20. a timer
  21. False
  22. cannot be undone
  23. a magnet
  24. a magnet
  25. how hard we shake
  26. yeast
  27. the cream temperature
  28. the amount of cream
  29. needed
  30. True
  31. no butter forms
  32. we keep it the same
  33. so cream does not spill
  34. False
  35. a mirror
  36. the same jar
  37. a balloon
  38. needed
  39. cannot be undone
  40. buttermilk

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